Spark

Spark

by Baidu, Inc.

What is Spark?

Spark is software application developed by Baidu, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 67.30% of installations running this operating system. Spark's installer is typically 102.00 MB in size and installs around 57 files. The most common release is 43.23.1008.601 with 22.42% of all installations currently using this version.

Spark is most popular in Brazil with 24.12% of installations residing in this country.

Spark adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Spark is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Spark?

The Spark Browser from Baidu is a web browser built on the Chromium (Chrome) platform, offering a range of integrated features including video downloading and torrent capabilities.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • sparkservice.exe runs as a service named 'Spark Browser Service' (SparkSvc) "Spark Browser Service".
Firewall:
  • new_Spark.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\Adel\Bureau\Spark\Spark.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • new_Spark.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{39E63974-65FC-4D6D-B80E-E9106140CCEB}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • BaiduDefragFiles.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Defrag.
Registry entries:
  • Spark.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Spark' and executes as C:\Program Files\Spark\Spark.exe.
  • Spark.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'HKCU' and executes as C:\Program Files\baidu\Spark\Spark.exe.
  • BaiduDefragFiles.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Defrag' and executes as "C:\Program Files\baidu\Spark\BaiduDefragFiles.exe" AutoStart 1.
  • new_Spark.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_63C0D4DEA46D2FE7F546B672C8062824' and executes as "C:\Program Files\baidu\Spark\Spark.exe" --no-startup-window.

Software Details

URL:
https://en.browser.baidu.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\baidu\spark
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\baidu\Spark\Uninstall.exe
Size:
102.00 MB
Language:
English

Spark Executable Details

Primary executable:
Spark.exe
Name:
Spark
Path:
C:\Program Files\baidu\spark\Spark.exe
MD5:
66ada56456e3208680c889d41e4f69d7
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Spark
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
a0cbdbe59c5cf4d6ea354ddd522360ba
DLL
9ccb7ef63bd5ff10c26e0d4dadf12085
DLL
67c35867451f658c216c76821db4691a
DLL
f595aaf5990ca8bc5864062915794d86
EXE
af11613d770752d232e4b6918da5eb3b
DLL
8e89f6eff27213862e2a61e01563d45f
EXE
ad3a2226b72f6e161425254276670117
EXE
a90f965ef355e4b1e80d7fc4137c3e52
EXE
b427962bdb196d132af50f6c7b78380d
DLL
de6a847391aabfa78a171c76291a08d9